The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-09-03
SONGS AND soNe.MAkeRs.



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eoms hHnerto onpao"sne rae" COZ
corning Popular ballads
fopuiar songs are oiten queer 90
are their authors. Dut Stranger sun IL
tne secret governing 'ne puohe tas'e'
oy which some compositions are taken
up ana o'hers rejected. MOI per
cent OF the songs annually 'ssueu nave
spark Oh originality ABOUT 'hem' IN
TINS country the dozen OF 50 pupnsners
issue ahnuaiiy aoou. lo,op eoluohs Oh
songs Oh between io,oVV'vv ana ~
VV'Vo OF copies ms aaaeu 10 lhe
reprints OF Ehghsh ana ioreish songs
means i'h'y 'n'r.y COPIES oaiiy per cap
i'a 70 every tcacher OF music IN .he
iana' ie' OUT Oh inns vast NUMBER
'"ere Is NOT one song III ooV 'n"'
reaches popular SAFE Oh o'Voo copies,
ana less 'nan one-sentn as many ,ha'
exceed an issue Q, ooo'vVo COPIES, mere
are the safes oil lew we''-knowh
songs co.,.. all,
" Flower From Mothers Crave - $4,000
ses sioiets ;;;---''. '..'...- ~; sooo ooo
/. When the Leaves Begin 70 Turn" .....-iso, 900
onis 70 pee he' ace -. .''''' = 500 's''o'
commissioning 'h's apparent lack
0, appreciation on 'ne par. Oh asuriei'-
eu puonc' 'he issue Q. snce' music con con
'inuos P'on''oic en"rPn'sc' ic"ue'eu
80 ~ ne spasinou'c SAFE u an o,cas-
iona, mr. tue Pecuh'ary return % wn'.n
usually oVe.oaiances iosscs cn''''ee IN
otner direc'ions
o'nce ,he oays Oh o'epneh =" ros'ei,
.ienry u WORK ana oohn no"aru
iayhe' class OF oa'iao's's mas sprung
lh.o existence, ,he exac. description u, Oh
wnicn II wou,1 DC a'"c"l' 70 give Inc Inc
array embraces Amos, every Voca''on
from minstrel 70 mechanic, among
'ne more notable are FRANK nowa'u.
wei-Anown as au'hor Oh oniy ansy
n'ossom anu wheh '''e nop' ~
ress AGAIN, DaVia nran'ein' ya"'cs u
S.ewarl' " IN, - ocanian' .'c ae'o,'
1hnr'es Connoiiys 0yuhey nosen'e,a'
y. n. Llnme' anu ""'er ,., nru'a.
.So'eni.iu "as ~, n'or'y ,''''''P,'a
Jou.n"''s'' "h'ic "n ii,nocrson' '''c
writer OF 50 many 'opicai songs was
Formerly connec'ea WIN inc eo,.o''"'
stan .. 'he New iork 1'mes. ihcse
comprise only very Few Oh 'ic nous
ana VINO nave essayeo popular song
making AK
ING sohg wnicn s.anus aono ~ .nc
american hlarhe' IN Poin' y, ISSUES
solu IS the 'Scotcn Lassie jean, Whicil
reached 1000, 600 copies, and is still in
fair demand Another Oreat suecees
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was the paiiao Must we linen meet as
StrAngersP OF which many editions
have heen priptcd Still others are
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iuehel > P'c.ty sung, Meo. ucnc-
we've, "Ihe spanish cavalier Cail
Me Back Again. sweet Forget Me
Not and "fretty as q Picture. linen
there must not be omitted Westendorf S
IN lake Thee Back Again. hath-
leen. 10 name the very latest pop
ular song successes Is a matter OF more
difficulty. The ballad that Is whistied
to-day by thousands may be dead and
forgotten by tomorrow, while another,
not quite so quick to catch the popular
taste, may sell on and on Just as
familiar but old stories IKE "Uncle
Toms Cabin do The latter is to-day
among the hest selling books in the
''"vs enc u.s. oo.'"S - ~
world. Some songs approach, but they
40 Mt r,,;to oo,al ;ts Iast;no ,,on,,lar-
10 no. qui'c equa' us ."S'"S PoP"ia'-
ity. removing are the approximate
sales OF some later successes
swat, r,u a.. claude pou nv. oop'e 80 so re-
peek a boo .i75 600
when the Robins Nest Again" 900
SOW. Ar ,nn n my Love w., 1000
climbing up the Golden Stair" IS 900
Hurry, Little Children, Sunday Morn. 5000
Don Leave your Mo.ner' ION '''''''''' '''oo
Il. IS interesting 70 no,e now songs
"'c i'i.oe popu'"r. onoo"".c''y ,"c
s'age 10 inc great iac'or' c'.'chy
psilau olousn. ou' ~ p'o'n'nen'
.'nseI '"V ~ pr"a'oes " ues'se :"
,a.e. Ane ln'',s''ei - Wv n.e'.,o -,
lne ih'rouuceI VI me song " Az INC
SINGERS who nave Pop"'"i'Neu ''i's'cai
rOmnOSIflnnq in this country Lolita